Japanese

える

ゆびおりかぞえる
Meaning: to count on one's fingers; to count the days
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 指折り数える 指折り数えない
Polite 指折り数えます 指折り数えません
Past 指折り数えた 指折り数えなかった
Polite + Past 指折り数えました 指折り数えませんでした
Te-form 指折り数えて 指折り数えなくて
Potential 指折り数えられる 指折り数えられない
Passive 指折り数えられる 指折り数えられない
Causative 指折り数えさせる 指折り数えさせない
Imperative 指折り数えろ 指折り数えるな

Example

子供たちは遠足を指折り数えて待っている。
The children are counting the days until their field trip.

Usage Notes

Literally means to count by bending one's fingers, but it is most commonly used as a figure of speech to express eagerly looking forward to an event by counting down the remaining days.

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